¿Dónde está «Virgin and Child» hoy? Museo de Arte de Cleveland, 117A Italian Renaissance, Cleveland. Sí, expuesta ahora. Comprobado 29 de septiembre de 2026.
In the later 1400s, artists increasingly infused sacred subject matter with a classical vocabulary. The shallow relief and simplified forms ultimately stemmed from ancient sculpture, bringing gravity as well as novelty to a conventional theme. Yet naturalistic elements such as the baby’s bulging navel, chubby wrists, and shirt pulled up to reveal his genitals all humanize Christ, a critical principle of Christian dogma.
